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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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Lock Manager incompatibility between PI and IRLM

We are implementing IMSPLEX configuration for a customer (see diagram attached). Currently we have IMSP instance running on MVS2 LPAR and we are going to add IMSO (IMSP clone) into another new LPAR, using Shared Databases and Shared Queue. See det...
about 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Need IDz v16 to be installable with Installation Manager

IDz v16 is currently only installable via Eclipse P2: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6826641 Installation process of earlier versions was with Installation Manager and it would be easier to upgrade to v16 if IM was also available.
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Future consideration

Provide a batch mode for the CreatePasswordFile utility

At the moment, the CreatePasswordFile utility requires an interactive console which prompts the user for the password. This idea is about to extend the CreatePasswordFile util and supply a batch mode: The user supplies both the password file locat...
about 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Not under consideration

Implement binary copy/paste in PL/I and COBOL editors

Allowing in edition the copy-cut/paste of binary characters in COBOL and PL/I editors
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

NEW ELAPSED SEC PACKAGE

Create new field in KPM_DB2_PACKAGE_HIn KPM_DB2_PACKAGE_H there is PKG_ELAPSED_SEC(Total elapsed time for executing the package. From QPACSCT).In this field the value of elapsed time is very high only for DB2 Batch because in the summary the tool ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 4 Not under consideration

Special Report Option for Overrides needed

Hello IBM,we need a additional Policy Database report, to find and identify our used AT OVERRIDES in the PolicyDB on a easy way. For migrations and optimization measures of our PolicyDB, we use currently the "Full Policy Database Report" to find a...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Add LIST CPSAI TO WAPL

WAPL supports the modification of CPSAI but not the LIST and so it is impossible for us to test the segments value in automated processes.
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

SafeGuarded Copy Capture capability after a DR recover

SafeGuarded Copy Capture in GDPS is allowed only when the disk mirroring is running, MM duplex or GM forming CG depending on the protocol.We need to be able to continue capturing new SafeGuarded Copy backups also after a DR restart of the applicat...
about 3 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Resource Sensitive TCLASS

Allow a tclass to be defined by its performance characteristics instead of a pure number, for example, maxstorage or maxcpu. This will simplify the management of tclasses by making them self leveling. Today if we set a tclass at 10 to limit storag...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Check the transfer of the source files from Local to Remote System that contain unmappable characters to EBCDIC

When using local projects to develop COBOL or PLI then files are UTF8 encoded and it is possible to add characters that cannot be mapped later on to an EBCDIC code page. Check the encoding to avoid that unmappable characters to EBCDIC are transfer...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

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